An anti-inflammatory livestockdrug that has already been linked to a dramatic decline invulture populations in Asia is also a threat to vultures andother carcass-eating birds in Europe, regulators said on Friday.

The remarkable genetic adaptability of this famlly, which includes salmon and trout, is making it possible to replenish depleted stocks, to establish new ones and to adapt the fishes for "ranching" operations

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